40 to 1,368: what a year of ai-assisted building taught me

jan 2026

my github contributions grew 3,320% in 2025. here's what i learned about building with ai, from abandoned projects to shipped products.

i built an mcp server to give claude access to reddit

dec 2025

saw a tweet about a reddit scraper, built an mcp server in 3 hours with claude code. no api keys, offline-first, lets claude research subreddits natively.

i made an ai agent to replace me for $8

dec 2025

building a slack bot that triages customer issues, searches jira, and creates tickets autonomously. 3 days from idea to production, 1-2 hours saved per week.

how ai turned me into a one-person dev team

apr 2025

replacing the "junior dev" gap. how i used cursor and claude to build production bots in a week—automating vehicle tracking and toll billing.